Navtor updates its NavStation 4.0, a digital chart table, with a passage planning module. The intentions are to reduce on-board and fleet-wide administration duties.
According to the company features of the module include the automatic logging of passage plan information, digital[ds_preview] checks to reduce human error, and the ability to share routes across fleets, so any vessel or management office with NavStation software can access planned routes for assessment and future sailing.
NavStation launched in 2014, allowing navigators to gather, view and manage critical voyage information – such as ENC, weather data, tidal information and digital publications – in one place for the first time. An initial passage planning module was introduced last year, easing the workload of navigators who had previously been required to input all necessary planning information, such as waypoint data, manually.
Odfjell is one of the users
Global tanker owner and operator Odfjell is one of the customers Navtor has been working with on the new release. Speaking of the product development process and expectations for NavStation 4.0, Thomas Lieske, Senior Marine Superintendent at Odfjell, notes: »We are very pleased that Navtor have included us in the development of the latest version of NavStation, and that they have acted on our feedback to make sure the result is a product that adds real value for the navigators. I believe that NavStation 4.0 has the potential of making a real impact on Odfjell’s day to day operations by reducing the administrative workload, and make the process of planning voyages faster and more efficient.«
NavStation 4.0 is available on standard computers, touch screen devices and specially made ‘giga-pads’ that allow users to simply grab, swipe and manoeuvre all overlaid layers of information Navtor stated. Further features include the integrated NavTracker vessel management function and dynamically optimised routes to enhance decision making and reduce fuel use and emissions.
